i shot 14,000 handgun rounds and just shy of 1200 rifle rounds last year... i shoot almost every day... so yes for me it is well worth reloading.. i can load a box of 45 long colt plinking rounds (50 qty) for just over 2.50 / box... and that was buying the bullets... for about the last 10 months i've been casting my own and i've already paid off the 250 dollar casting equipment cost... i've also started casting 38 sp / 357 bullets and for as much as i shoot the revolvers id be broke ifi had to buy jacketed bullets...

now if i was going to shoot 5 or 600 rounds a year... it'd probably be better to just buy em... but sittin in the shop, i find it relaxing as i watch the snow fall all winter while i throw bullets and work up loads...

safety has to be paramount. always always always pay attention to what you are doing... no TV, no visitors, no cell phones... most i might have on is a radio... handgun loads are especially dangerous because you CAN double charge the shell... bottle neck rifle you really can't... and no sparks or open flames or anything.. nada... period... and no alcohol...